Chapter 186
Chapter 186
In the high skies, Lu Xuan rode on a majestic spirit crane, swiftly traversing through the clouds and mist.
As he gazed down at the continuously passing mountains and rivers below, a desire to soar through the sky emerged in his heart.
As the distance to the cave mansion grew closer, this yearning became stronger. Lu Xuan gently patted the spirit crane's head, and in response to its clear chirping, they descended together.
The fierce wind howled, and Lu Xuan soared through the air, dancing with the spirit crane, experiencing a sense of exhilaration.
He gently landed on the peak where his cave mansion was located. After bidding farewell to the spirit crane with a wave of his hand, he entered his courtyard, and his spiritual awareness entered his dantian. He found that only a small portion of the spiritual liquid in his dantian had been consumed.
Lu Xuan's lips curled into a smile as he opened the formation and entered his courtyard.
"I'm back, little ones."
The chubby wind falcon fledgling landed on his head, bounced back up, and after a few rounds, finally settled on Lu Xuan's head.
"This time, I effortlessly broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage. In the future, I'll be able to better protect you all and treat you to the finest delicacies!"
Lu Xuan playfully tapped the soft belly of the wind falcon fledgling and pulled the two tufts of gray and white fur on the pointed ears of the cloud-stepping lynx, speaking with great confidence.Although the two little creatures didn't fully understand the specific meaning of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, they could clearly sense Lu Xuan's joy. The wind falcon fledgling danced around Lu Xuan, while the cloud-stepping lynx occasionally let out a low growl with a pleased expression.
"In a few days, we'll be moving to a new peak."
"By then, we'll have an independent mountain peak and won't need to squeeze with other fellow disciples."
"After moving to the new place, you won't have to stay locked in the cave mansion like now. You can move freely, especially you," Lu Xuan pointed at the wind falcon fledgling, "who hasn't had the chance to practice flying, leading to becoming this round."
The wind falcon fledgling nodded eagerly, expressing its grievances. The fat on its belly also trembled.
"So, after moving to the new home, if you get any fatter, don't blame me for taking measures."
Lu Xuan said with a sly smile.
"..."
The wind falcon tilted its head, staring with clear stupidity, seemingly completely unaware of Lu Xuan's meaning.
Lu Xuan went to the spirit field, where numerous spirit plants were thriving, especially the first-grade Flowing Light Wood, which had started to enter the mature stage.
"If we're moving, it's not a big deal for other things; they can be packed in the storage bag and taken away at once."
"The main issue is the many spirit plants in the spirit field. Fortunately, there's that third-grade Life-Sustaining Bag. Even if the spirit plants are transplanted, it won't cause a loss of vitality in the short term, ensuring the maximum vitality of the spirit plants."
Lu Xuan sighed inwardly as he looked at the flourishing spirit plants in the spirit field.
Of course, before preparing to move, there were two long-term tasks that needed to be handed over.
One was the task of raising flood dragons and giant pythons in Thousand Dragon Lake, and the other was helping Foundation Establishment cultivators take care of and cultivate the Burning Elemental Wood.
With his current identity as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it wasn't suitable for him to take care of first and second-grade flood dragons and giant pythons. Moreover, the batch he raised had mostly reached their potential, and there hadn't been any breakthroughs in their ranks for quite some time.
In front of the stone house at Thousand Dragon Lake.
Lu Xuan found Huang Yuan and smiled, saying, "Senior Brother Huang, there's something I need to tell you. I plan to end my breeding task here, and I'll trouble you to find a fellow disciple to take over."
Huang Yuan looked at Lu Xuan not far away, clearly sensing a natural and harmonious coordination in his every move. He thought of a possibility and carefully scanned Lu Xuan's body with his spiritual awareness.
"Lu Senior... Lu Fellow Daoist, have you broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm?"
"Luck has been on my side, and I successfully broke through."
Lu Xuan replied with a smile.
"Then I should address you as Senior Uncle Lu."
Upon hearing Lu Xuan's confirmation, Huang Yuan, who was usually firm and steady, was momentarily stunned. Then he quickly regained his composure and respectfully saluted.
Although Lu Xuan was much younger than him, in the cultivation world, everything was based on cultivation level. It was only appropriate for him to address his fellow disciple, Lu Xuan, as Senior Uncle.
"Senior Uncle Lu, I'll quickly find a junior brother for you and then take stock of the remaining flood dragons and giant pythons, converting part of the rewards for you."
Huang Yuan said and immediately set off, leaving the stone house.
First, he assessed the growth of the dozens of remaining flood dragons raised by Lu Xuan in Thousand Dragon Lake and converted them into sixty sword seals for him.
Lu Xuan knew that this had already exceeded the normal conversion price by a considerable margin, but he couldn't decline and could only reluctantly accept it.
After handing over the task of Thousand Dragon Lake's flood dragons, he went to the courtyard of the gentle female cultivator who was cultivating Burning Elemental Wood. He informed her of his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage.
The gentle female cultivator naturally wouldn't hire a Foundation Establishment cultivator to cultivate and take care of the Burning Elemental Wood. After a brief conversation, she actively suggested changing personnel and wanted to reward Lu Xuan again.
Lu Xuan had already obtained a third-grade Poison Needle Wood spirit seed from her, and feeling content, he politely declined.
After completing these two tasks, he began to change his identity.
He reported his breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment realm to the corresponding hall of the sect, updated the identity token he had been carrying with him, and then extracted a drop of blood, differentiated a strand of spiritual awareness, and handed it to a Foundation Establishment late-stage senior brother of the Disciplinary Hall, refining it into a lamp closely related to him.
With everything in order, Lu Xuan packed up the spirit plants in the spirit field, dispelled the misty concealment formation, looked back at the cave mansion where he had spent almost two years, and then left.
With his new identity token, he passed through several large formations, penetrated deep into the inner part of the sect, and finally stopped in front of a beautiful mountain peak.
The mountain peak was the new residence he had chosen after careful consideration.
The entire mountain peak was about two hundred zhang high, with various exotic flowers and plants planted all around, creating a picturesque scene.
According to the introduction from fellow disciples at the Foundation Establishment level, the mountain peak was located on a branch of a large spiritual vein. The spiritual energy was much denser than before, and in some nodes of the spiritual vein, the
spiritual energy even condensed into tangible objects.
On the mountain peak, the spiritual field was not very large and needed Lu Xuan to develop further.
However, in the area beneath the spiritual vein, there was a special kind of spiritual soil, which the Foundation Establishment fellow disciple said was extremely suitable for planting spirit plants.
Deep within the mountain range, there was a gathering of underground fire, forming a magma river around the branch of the spiritual vein.
On a flat area on the mountainside, there was a small lake with an indiscernible bottom. Faint spiritual energy rose from the lake surface to the air, gradually dissipating. Lu Xuan even saw several plump spiritual fish and a huge black tortoise submerged in the lake.
On the shaded side of the mountaintop, there was a whistling black cave entrance. When the cold wind blew towards Lu Xuan, even with his Foundation Establishment cultivation and the two major body refinement techniques, he could feel a chill.
Lu Xuan's spiritual awareness swept across the entire mountain peak, and he couldn't help but have the idea of showing off his skills.
"I declare this immortal mountain as mine."
"This spiritual mountain is under my control!"
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